Youth Engagement: After School Tutoring

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Tutoring services date back to ancient times when scholars would meet with their peers to study various philosophies. Tutoring is an activity in which a teacher or instructor focuses on a child or a small group of children to assist them in various areas of learning. Furthermore, tutoring has been shown to improve a student’s academic performance. (Nickow et al., 2020). With the flourishing tutorial services industry and its benefits, more parents were encouraged to enroll their children. However, in some cases, tutorial services are a form of discrimination against parents who cannot afford to send their children to private tutorial services and an additional expense too; moreover, tutorial services have been found to cause additional academic stress to students (Zhang & Bray, 2021). Given the benefits and drawbacks of tutoring, it is still critical that students, particularly early graders, receive additional academic support from tutors.
Different institutions offer tutorial services. Private institutions, academies, universities, and volunteer groups provide tutorial services. I have already participated and volunteered in tutoring services catering to children ages 4 to 7. The children were those who lived near the residential area, and their ages were critical because a child needed to learn the most basic yet most important lesson at that time. The subjects include literacy, numeracy, and art. The lessons and activities include reading, writing, coloring, painting, counting numbers, and performing operations such as addition and subtraction. The tables, chairs, learning materials, and snacks were arranged outside a friend’s house, and since there were not enough funds, donation drives were done to help the children. This initiative lasted six weeks because the children also needed to enjoy their vacation. The experience was both surreal and rewarding. The children were all determined to learn and eager to complete their tasks. The children also looked forward to each session because they wanted to meet new friends and playmates. This activity provid...